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1. To squeeze or not to squeeze? Never squeeze a pimple. Instead of picking at your face, hold an ice cube against the blemish. This reduced the redness and helped the spot or blemish to quickly disappear.

2. Garlic’s not just for cooking! Good nails make you feel and look much better. For stronger nails, a somewhat strange yet effective technique is to rub them with garlic. It really helps strengthen the nail, whitening the tips and encouraging growth. The only problem is the smell!

3. It’s all natural. I encourage all to use healthier, natural ways to highlight and dye hair. Did you know Chamomile tea has an active bleaching agent that can lighten darkened roots?

4. Mash it up! Ripe avocado doesn’t just taste amazing, it’s also a natural moisturiser. Try grinding it down into a paste and then apply it to your elbows and knees where the skin can get quite dry and worn.

5. Back to Basics. Soft, supple skin is essential. The use of a dollop of Vaseline in cold weather on our faces will help to keep in the moisture. When those temperatures drop, put it over your moisturiser to lock-in all that goodness.

“Squeaky Clean” is great when it comes to bath tubs and kitchen counters, but when it comes to your skin, this can turn into a beauty blunder. Although it is important to cleanse your skin regularly to keep it clear of aging free radicals, pollution and your daily makeup, scrubbing until you’re red in the face (literally) will do more damage than good!

Let’s start by cleaning out your shower. If there is a bar of soap in there, we have a problem. Soaps and sulfates can strip the skin of its natural oils leaving your skin looking red and feeling itchy and irritated, especially the face. If you just can’t stand not having the lather of a soap, try a foaming cleanser. It will give you that great sudsy effect without leaving your skin dry or taut.

You will feel fresh and clean without the risk of irritation and redness. Now, let’s move on to technique. This is very important to make sure you are making the most of your facial cleanser!

First, warm your cleanser in-between your fingertips and then, using gentle movements, start at the chin and move in upward and outward movements. The point of a cleanser is to lift debris off of your face, not rub it in – gentle is the key word here. When you are done cleansing, splash your face with water no less than six times to make sure you remove all of the cleanser from your face.